The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, January 12, 2015

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆通过乌市公共场所禁穿蒙面罩袍规定 (Xinjiang promulgates ban on wearing burka in public in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf2-01112015090049.html

中国新疆称击毙6名欲制造爆炸“激进分子” (Chinese police shoot 6 “radicals” attempting to detonate explosives in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, January 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-xinjiang-20150112/2594645.html